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A Decade of Dedication: Walmart Canada and Food Banks Canada Collaborate to Fight Hunger and Spark Change
For community organizations, consistent funding can make all the difference, especially when demand is rising and resources are stretched. It allows them to keep services running, adapt when changes arise, and plan for the future so they can help as many people as possible. That’s why Fight Hunger. Spark Change. matters. Now in its 10th year, the annual fundraising and…
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5 Myths and Misconceptions You Might Have Heard About Food Banking
When you think of food banks, what comes to mind? You’re not alone if it includes third-hand stories and assumptions that may or may not be true. Food banking plays a vital role in relieving hunger and supporting communities, but misconceptions often distort the picture, cloud the conversation and contribute to stigma. Today we’re exploring five common myths you may have encountered — and setting…
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Mobile Food Banking: An Innovation Worth Sharing
Essex County, in southwest Ontario, is a spread of rich agricultural land that boasts one of the highest densities of vegetable greenhouses in North America. Every summer and fall, the area yields large donations of fresh local produce for the…
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Climate Change is Disrupting Food Access in the North. Here’s How One Community Navigated a Challenging Season.
York Landing, Manitoba, home to approximately 480 members of York Factory First Nation, is rooted in Ininewak values, where ensuring everyone is fed resides at the centre of the community’s culture. Yet, like many Northern communities, it is dealing with increased levels of food insecurity because of factors that include…
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Stories of Human Potential: The Community-Minded Contractor
At Food Banks Canada, we believe that food banks open doors: they allow for everyone to support one another through life’s challenges and pursue possibilities. We’re grateful to the former food bank clients who’ve generously agreed to share their stories…
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’Tis the Season to Give Back
This month, food banks across Canada will serve over two million visitors. Thanks to these crucial organizations and their generous supporters, families in need will have the chance to gather around a hearty holiday meal. This simple act can spark…
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Food on the Move
Last July, a consumer-goods company with a warehouse in Brampton, Ont., faced a common issue: inventory that would be tricky to sell. In this case, the product was baby formula. Its expiry date was six months away, but formula is…
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Let’s Feed More Families® Across the Country This Holiday Season
Twice a year, hundreds of food banks and community food programs across the country can count on a welcome lifeline in the form of the Loblaw Feed More Families® Food Drive. Every spring and holiday season, this recurring campaign supports the community organizations that are trying to keep pace with a quiet yet severe emergency: the rapidly growing level of food insecurity in Canada. From November 28 until…
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Food Banks Canada In the News
- Marking a Decade Food Banks Canada Kicks Off 10th year of Fight Hunger. Spark Change. with Walmart Canada – February 5, 2026
- Food Banks Canada welcomes the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit – January 26, 2026
- The Globe and Mail – A quarter of Canadians are food insecure. Addressing this must be a national priority – December 22, 2025
- Food Bank Canada Responds to Budget 2025 – November 5, 2025
- Food Banks Canada Announces New Board Members – November 5, 2025
- Canada’s 2025 HungerCount shows the cost of inaction – October 27, 2025
- Food Banks Canada and the Daily Bread Food Bank Release Sweeping New Reports on Canada’s Spiralling Food Insecurity – October 23, 2025
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- Food Banks Canada Responds to the Launch of Build Canada Homes
- Food Banks Canada’s 2025 Poverty Report Card offers Canada a glimmer of hope and a pathway to reduce poverty and food insecurity
- Food Banks Canada Proudly Welcomes the Food Bank Society of the Yukon as the First Territorial Food Bank Association – August 6, 2025
- The Honourable Percy P. Mockler Joins Food Banks Canada Board – July 29, 2025
- Celebrating the 2025 Food Banks Canada Partner Awards – July 21, 2025
- Food Banks Canada and Saputo join forces to tackle hunger from coast to coast to coast with a $450,000 commitment – June 23, 2025
- New Food Banks Canada Election Report Finds 86% of People in Canada Support the Goal of Cutting Food Insecurity in Canada in half by 2030– April 15, 2025
- Food Banks Canada and Egg Farmers of Canada Celebrate 25 Years of Giving– April 10, 2025
- Joint Open Letter: Cut Food Insecurity in Canada in half by 2030 – April 8, 2025
- Food Banks Canada named to Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures of 2024 by Waterstone Human Capital” – Nov 21, 2024
- HungerCount 2024: The Need for Food Banks in Canada “Spiralling out of Control” – Oct 28, 2024
- Food Banks Canada Urges Canadians to Join the Call for Change – Aug 22, 2024
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